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anticipation definition

an·tici·pa·tion (an tis′ə pā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. an anticipating or being anticipated
  2. something anticipated or expected
  3. foreknowledge; presentiment
  4. Law the assignment or taking of income from a trust fund before it is due
  5. Music the sounding of a tone in advance of the chord to which the tone belongs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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